Vehicle bumper



Patented p'r. 19, 1927.

UNITED .STATES FRANK J. Larrea, or roRrLANa Vextravia- VEHICLEApplication filed December My invention relates to vehicle bumpers, andespecially to those small bumpers referred to in the trade asbumperettes which are small .bumpers arranged to ere tend across one ofthe rear fenders only. Said bumpers are fastened `only at their innerends to the rear ends ot 4.the frame sides of the vehicle. Beingfastened in this manner, the Aconnections .therefor are necessarilyextremely sturdy and rigid to ksustain the `blows received. This isespecially so because said bumperettes ordinarily are struck at theirouter extremities. and the blows thus received tend to twist them about.their supports. Said connections Amust thus be adapted .to sustainconsiderable twisting action, as well as straight shocks.

The object of invention, therefore,

is to provide a vehicle bumper .mounting of this character which iseasily fastened tothe ends of the frame sides, which readily conformsthereto, and :which-seats firmly thereon to lresist `lateraldisplacement.

An object of ,my invention, falso, ,is to Aprovide ya bumperk mountingoftliis .character which is `arranged to .permit the :bumper to .beadjusted in .a y.vertical plane, and vin this manner :to .permit :the:bumpers at the opposite sides ofthe car to bealined with yeach other.

A :further .object 'of my .invention is Vto provide in bumpers of thischaracter, a A'rigid and l`sturdy brace, Ator the outer or unsupportedportion .of said bumper but `which 4will not `interfere in any ,way.with

fthe adjusting means of the bumper.

'FFurther Adetails of construction `and the 'manner tot `mounting saidvbumper ,are fhere- :inafter described with reference to the .aC-companied drawings, in which:

ASF ig. 1 shows a perspective view of a bumper supported by my improvedmounting :upon -the lend .of one .of @the frame sides of :a vehicle;

IFig. 2 is substantially a plan view of. the structure shown in Fig. 1,taken on the line Qf-2 in Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a section taken on the line 3;3 in Flg. 2 through themounting, and the bumper supported thereby;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the base of said mounting; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the pivoted arm which supports thebumper bar.

My improved bumper mounting comprises a base a, an arm portion b,pivotally sup- BUMPER 29, 1925. Serial No. 78,126.

ported .thereby and ,supporting .the bumper vbars c of said bumper by a-U-bojlt d. 'The ,threaded ends d .of said Ufbolt are passed ,through a.clip e, which partial-1y encompasses the spr-ing :bar c', ,as is shownin Fig. ,3. Nuts f on `said Usbolt hold said structure in place.

The body as of said .base is curved to .conform generally :to fthe `end.of the frame side .of the vehicle, ,as is shown in Fig.

o. 'ihe under surface ,oit said .body is curved upon a slightly lesserare, `and thus `the fastening '.U-.holt .It `which holds Said base ktosaid frame, ,tends ,to Hatten said body. Said .body .is preferablyslightly resilient, so as to permit sad'flexure. vWhen the nuts h onsaid ytl-bolt are draw-n ytight, .the reiiex action .of .said ibasetends to prevent said .nuts lfrom backing oit under ,the vibration .otthe vehicle.

,Said lease e `is .provided .with an overihanging pendent lip a2,.whichextends downwardly `along ,one ledge ,of ythe frame side .as shownin Fig. 1. Said zover-hanging pendent lip ,a2 ,integral with said vbody.and thus .tends to prevent .the vflatter lfrom shifting laterally upon.said `frame side.

Apertured .ears a3 fon .said body, through which the ends of the U-boltb pass, are .arranged ,at lone endofsaid body and said .lip ,is arranged,at the fopposi-te end. Said "Uf-belt h' and .Said @1i-p :thus serremutually to hold .said lba-se against 'lateral dSplacemen-t.

Built up -ffrom v'said body d is -a h ub- .like Asection a5, @integr-a1lwith `said body .and provi-ded with :a central portion c5, -which .s oflesser diameter than ythe reinalrlder .and thus serves as a.circumferential recess in which gthe bolt is seated.

The `.inner .end fb" lof the arm b S previded with ya Lpocket whichconforms in curvature to Said fhub .aet Land thus when .the nuts foffthe Uebolt rare slackened pif. said arm Z) is permitted to pivot.aboutsaid hub at. Said arm b is provided with longitudinal grooves b2at each side in which the leg portions of said U-bolt d are seated.

Said hub a* is hollow, as shown in Fig. 2, but is provided with an endwall we through which an axial hole a7 is made. A pivot bolt i is passedthrough said hole a? and fastens one end of a brace y' to said hub. Theopposite end of said brace ,7' is fastened to the spring bar o of thebumper bars by the Clip le, held in place by a bolt- Z. Said brace j isfastened to the bumper bars at approximately their Iniddle, and inasmuchas the arln t) is lirlnljii fastened to their .inner ends, said braceund said arm thus torni spaced Supports .for said l'ender portion whichare adopted to resist blows imposed upon the outer end ot said tenderportion.

l claim:

l. In a vehicle bumper, u buse having` n hub-like portion projectingtherefrom, an infin rotzitabliv mounted thereon, n bumper bur carried atone end bj.' eaid ii-ni, o. brace tustened to said bumper bur, at itsniiddle, :i pivot bolt arranged axially of said hublilie portion,ili'ueteninn sind brace to sind ),)tn'tion of Suid baee.

Q. ln a vehicle bumper,l a buse having a hub-lille portion prru'ectinltherefrom, un arni rotatably inonnted thereon, u binnper bar carried zitone end by sind erin, :i bruce fastened to smid bumper' bar, at itsmiddle, a pivotal connection arrauoi-id ntizillv oil' Said hub-lilieportion, liasteninfail said bruce to said portion olf Said buse.

il. ln a vehicle bumper, n base luivinsc` i'. hub-like portionprojectingl theretroni, au arm rotatably mounted thereon. a bunuier burcarried at one end by said arm, :i bruce .tus-tened to said bumper bur,:it its middle, a pivotal connection arranged axially ol zuid hn`o-lileportion, Afastening said brace to said portion ol said base, eaid baseprovided at one end wit-h nieaney udnpted 'lor en roinpuseing one endoli a :traine side of a vehicle and at the opposite end with u pendentlip adapted to engage thc side oil' said trannev sfide.

fl. l'n u Vehicle bumper, n bruce having a hub-litre portion projectingtherefrom, un arni rotatably mounted thereon, :i bumper bar carried atone end by Suid arni, a bruce .fastened to said bumper bar, zit itemiddle, u pivotal connection arranged'axialiy oi :mid hublil e portion,instelling; said brace to said portion ot' Said bese, said bene providedat one end with means adapted for encompaesing` one end ol e iframe sideot a vehicle und :it the opposite end with :i pendent lip :idapb ed toengage the .side ot said traine eide, Said lip being arranged ut thesaine side ot the base :in: the pivotal connection lior Suid tranne,thereby to hold said buse against lateral displacement.

renderlo lil) i'. ln a Yvebirle bunujier, u lnoin'ltinr;l roinprieing :Lbrine composed ol' a bod)r portion` outlfatundiiu; liueieninp; devicesat one end thereof, an orerliangiup,l pointent traine engaging lip atthe other end, and an upetondinil hub-like nipporting4 portion :uljacentonid lip, said hub-like portieri being hollow and having@` a .eide unilln'ovidi-d with an axial pivot hole.

t?. ln :i rebirle bumper, a base adapted to be set upon the Ytraine endolf a vehicle, smid buse being; resilient und haring n concuvcfl bottoniineens tor drawing.; said bene towards tlle veliirlle traine upon whichit is mounted to llutten said concave portion and llrx :mid buse.

i). ln :i Vehicle tunulnuer, zi buse :ulnpted to be set upon the traineend ot a vehicle, Suid burr being; resilient und having u concavedbottoni n'ieane for druu'ing aid bose towards the vehicle :traine uponwhich it is mounted to dritten said concave portion und flex said bane,said biiee being,` provided with fastening nieane at one end, and :inoverhunging pendent lip at the other, said lip being,` located :Ltoneside of Suid base thereby adapted to engage the lraine upon which saidbuse ie mounted.

l0. In e vehicle bumper, a base adapted to be set upon the 'trame end ofn Vehicle, said base being provided with fastening means at one end, andan'overlmnging pendent lip :it the other, sind lip being located at oneside olE seid base thereby adapted to engage the l' aine upon which saidbuse is mounted, u otxjlindricul linb portion carried by said buse, :inarm pivotall)v carried by said hub por tion, a bumper bar carried bysaid arm, and :i brace fastened to the middle of sand 'lender section,:ind pivot-olli.1 connected to Suid hub.

FRANK J. LAHER.

